Horseshoe-pad.



No. 716,739. Patented Dec. 23, I902.

B M. MOORE G. F. EBEBT.

HUBSESHOE PAD.

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BERNARD M. MGORE AND GEORGE F. EBERT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HORSESHOE-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 716,739, dated December 23, 1902.

Application filed June 12,1902.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, BERNARD 7M. Moose and GEORGE F. EBERT, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in/the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefulImproveme-nts in Horseshoe-Pads, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to horseshoe-pads, and more especially to a means for securing the same in place; and the object of the invention is to provide fastening means for the pad of a simple and effective kind so constructed that the pad can be readily applied and removed and when in place firmly held against dislodgment.

The pad in the present case consists of felt or some similar substance capable of absorbing moisture or an antiseptic solution, and it is adapted to fit within the shoe and lie against the hoof, so that such moisture or solution can be applied to the hoof for the purpose of securing the beneficial effects of the same without the necessity of tubbing or packing the hoof, it being understood that the pad is primarily adapted to be put in place over night or while the horse is not Working.

Means for holdingthe pad in place, consisting of a U-shaped bowed spring suitably fastoned to the under side of the pad and the branches of which have outwardly-disposed approximately right-angular arms terminating at their free ends in lateral offsets, are employed.

To apply the pad, it is first moistened or saturated with an antiseptic s01ution, and the branches of the U-shaped bowed spring are moved toward each other to carry the said lateral odsets inward. The pad is then fitted, within the shoe and against the under side of the hoof, and when in proper place said branches will be released, so that the offsets mentioned can be sprung over the upper side of the shoe, so as to hold the pad securely in place.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is an under side view of a horsein themselves substantially of U form.

shoe, showing the pad applied and the fas- Serial No. 111,368. (No model.)

tenin g means therefor. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the fastening detached.

Like characters refer to like parts in the several figures.

While the pad hereinafter described is adapted, preferably, to be applied at night for the purpose of moistening the horses hoof, still it is not our intention to limit the invention is this respect, for said pad may be used at other times or for other purposes than those hereinbefore indicated.

The pad shown is denoted by 5, and it is made of felt or some equivalent material capable of absorbing moisture or receiving an 'antiseptic'solution, its external shape being the same as that of the inside margin of the shoe within which it fits or, in other words, the under side or exposed portion of the hoof and against which exposed portions the saturated padis adapted to lie.

The fastener for holding the pad in place is designated by 6, and it is shown asbeing of U formand as consisting ofa bowed spring. From the branches of the U-shaped bowed spring 6 the arms 7 extend outwardly, said arms being of approximately right-angular or L shape and having lateral ofisets 8 at their free endsl In the present case the bowed spring 6 and the arms 7 are made in one piece and preferably from wire, the arms 7 being The U-shaped fastener is adapted to be permanently secured to the under side of the pad in some suitable manner. To secure this result, one of the branches of each of the arms '7 is straddled by a staple 9, such staples passing through the pad and their legs being bent down flat and embedded in the material of the pad. As the staples mentioned straddle only one branch of the outwardly-projecting arms, respectively, it will be apparent that the branches of the fasteningthemselves can be moved freely toward each other, as indicated by dotted lines inFig. 1.

It will be seen that the fastener fits flatwise against the under side of the pad and that the vertical portions of the angular arms 7 extend upward and'are separated a short distance from the opposite sides of the said pad, thereby allowing the necessary inward movement of the branches of the fastener 6 or until the arms 7 come in contact with said opposite sides of the pad. The branches of the fastener near their free ends extend diagonally outward from the pad and terminate in eyes 10, by which such branches may be more easily manipulated.

We have hereinbefore described the mode of applying the pad, which, it will be understood, is an exceedingly simple operation, and the pad can be as readily removed by moving the branches of the fastener toward each other or until the lateral offsets 8 at the free ends of the angular arms 7 are clear of the shoe, at which point the pad can be at once lifted from place.

The fastener may be made of any suitable material, though for easy manufacture and cheapness in production it is preferably made of wire in a single piece. It is of course apparent that the fastener can be employed with BERNARD M. MOORE. GEORGE F. EBERT.

Witnesses:

J. MILTON TRAINER, ORANGE D. REEVES. 

